The chocolate war

In 1974, after suffering rejections from seven major publishers, this uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption made its debut and it quickly became a bestselling--and provocative--classic for young adults.

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Main Author: Cormier, Robert
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2000, c1974.
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300 |a 263 p. ;  |c 18 cm. 
500 |a Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, 1974. 
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520 |a A high-school freshman who refuses to participate in the annual fund-raising chocolate sale is forced to defend his convictions. 
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